Air vents smell.

2016 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
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BRIGAL
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I just noticed today that I had a smell in my car coming from the air vents. It smells like what I would consider to be an exhaust smell. It didn’t smell bad when I first drove it across town. But after parking and coming out of the store and going home, I noticed the smell. Got worse the closer you got to the air vent. If you turn the AC off the smells goes away.
Aug 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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